Differential responses of aquatic consumers to variations in leaf-litter inputs

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 605, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Rubbo, Michael J ^a,b   Belden, Lisa K ^a,c   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a,d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Teatown Lake Reservation   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous; Amphibian; Carbon; Food web; Leaf litter; Microbial

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; AQUATIC SYSTEMS; ARTIFICIAL PONDS; FOOD WEB;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALLOCHTHON; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENERGY FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOD WEB; FROG; LEAF LITTER; POND; SURVIVAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 41849147184     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9298-z     Document Type: Article

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